Making a face, Ethan dug into his jacket pockets, producing an astounding array of charms, talismans, herbs, and potions in corked test-tubes. |
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I have always found it astounding that the lyricist of a song which almost ended up as our National Anthem never even visited our island nation. |
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In an astounding effort, humans piloting ultralight aircraft taught a novice flock how to migrate from Florida to Wisconsin. |
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So the convolutedly titled Mitsubishi Evolution VIII MR FQ400 is an astounding proposition. |
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At intervals throughout the show are astounding displays of gymnastics and acrobatics by talented women artistes. |
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The range of your voice and the emotion you can express is really astounding. |
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Every razor thin slice of meat is astounding, melting in your mouth and growing in flavor as you slowly savor each piece. |
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Sixty seconds later, he swerved away from the keeper's clawing gloves to stroke home his 21st goal of an astounding debut campaign. |
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His figures are realistic and dynamic, with an astounding range of body types. |
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As nice as Ben was, he threw up one of the most astounding air balls from the line we've ever seen. |
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This was a phenomenal break for the band and they reciprocated the gesture with an astounding and memorable performance. |
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Arias, recitatives and choruses all profit from his lavish and quite astounding musico-theatrical imagination. |
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In his onscreen recreation of his off-Broadway stage role, John Cameron Mitchell is astounding in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. |
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We have changed our lives in astounding ways since civilization began, and yet commerce has remained a constant. |
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Jet Propulsion Labs of California are internationally renowned for their astounding scientific achievements. |
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Machineguns were valued tools in infantry combat but they ate ammo at astounding rates. |
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The band makes up for it with a good feel and some astounding lead guitar work. |
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You can jump in the water right away with an instructor and witness the most astounding underwater plant and animal life in the Caribbean. |
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It is taken away with an astounding backhand return but a second chance is converted when Nathan nets a backhand. |
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A pretty astounding year for debut albums too, despite the doom and gloom and depression that allegedly is swamping the music industry. |
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One of the most astounding cephalopods is the paper nautilus also known as argonaut. |
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This means the Powder River Basin's soils, arroyos and streams will receive an astounding one billion gallons of water per day. |
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That was a novel and quite astounding assertion at that stage of human legal development. |
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Many professional pianists avoid it due to the astounding technical difficulties it poses. |
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Lalo has produced an astounding body of work and it has recently served as the basis for a new musical. |
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He finds it astounding to think of the developments that have taken place in the arts in the county in the last decade. |
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One student testifies that he got an astounding 35 credits in a day in one subject. |
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Even more astounding is the fact most of this coaching is carried out by phone. |
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Some friends of mine already know about this and have likely already chortled at my astounding lack of basic knowledge. |
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This year we viewed the astounding structure of a hydroelectric dam built across the Danube. |
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There were school and college teams that displayed an astounding amount of knowledge on a wide range of subjects. |
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To be truthful I find it astounding that Bali has retained its unique character. |
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Children in one of the country's poorest neighbourhoods have chalked up an astounding improvement in exam scores. |
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I find it astounding that my childhood was spent almost entirely in one suburban residence. |
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The number of people now involved in litigation of one kind or another is nothing short of astounding. |
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The most astounding thing about the dot-com boom was the obscene amount of money that was spent. |
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We like to reserve this special prize for a person making truly astounding leaps in logic. |
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Anyone wishing to understand Japan must sooner or later come to grips with the astounding megalopolis that is modern Tokyo. |
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Then it strikes him with astounding clarity that the reason the cat is miaowing and weaving around his legs is because it is hungry. |
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Swimming in Melbourne in October 1962, Dawn sent a shock wave throughout the world of swimming with an astounding 59.9 seconds. |
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He is always calling in sick with medically astounding symptoms, or making up increasingly implausible excuses not to come in. |
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It is an astounding architectural monument, rising like a crusty castle from a plain broken by deep, dramatic gorges. |
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In the astounding nakedness of its indifference to the life of its own poor, the government has therefore left itself visible, questionable. |
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Abroad, this astounding run of success has generated a discernible uptick in expressions of envy. |
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Tonight, another astounding story of citizen crime solvers, all thanks to the shocking power of the media. |
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His ability to spruik, launch damage control campaigns, and deny screw ups for the conservatives is truly astounding. |
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The single, most noticeable effect the drug caused was an astounding increase in sexual desire. |
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Most amenities are within walking distance, however, the amount of empty storefronts and junk shops is astounding. |
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And then the astounding discovery was made that a bacterial enzyme, streptokinase, could dissolve human clots. |
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He simply juxtaposes the astounding ornateness and sculptural qualities of the Indian works with his own simple, starkly beautiful geometricism. |
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Meanwhile, an astounding 24 percent of those in the west and 12 percent of so-called Ossis said they want the Wall back. |
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She really is an exceptional woman and her commitment to her chosen sport is astounding. |
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When Canadians are on the road, an astounding 86 per cent choose to listen to music to beat the highway humdrum. |
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The city was an astounding and eerie patchwork of room-sized caves interconnected by narrow, low passageways. |
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This is an astounding piece of good fortune for our sport, as we know that all publicity is good publicity. |
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In addition to ocelli and compound eyes, some insects are quite sensitive to sounds, and their chemoreceptive abilities are astounding. |
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This astounding piece of fiddling while Rome burns was written no doubt to the sound of whalesong and the pungent aroma of joss sticks. |
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The most astounding failure may be how the firm managed its internal intercultural communications. |
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And then the constant repetition and continuous coverage has been astounding. |
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I am amazed by its astounding diversity where so many cultures converge in a spirit of oneness and harmony. |
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The design was astounding and it made me weep inwardly that it would be so easy to bring it back. |
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His technical facility is astounding but, more importantly, he is a sensitive, poetic artist. |
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Ever since humankind first had the capacity to wonder, the sight of a flying animal must have been astounding. |
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Bob plays off nine and hits the ball a country mile, and his gross 75 was an astounding round, giving him 43 points. |
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There are an astounding number of plain frauds and charlatans in charge of the propaganda of the other side. |
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It's astounding that, at 24 years of age, the stand-up comic has already dabbled in more professions than most people attempt in a lifetime. |
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To include only a single die in a game that required rolling two or three at the same time would be astounding. |
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This astounding result has been demonstrated experimentally not only in rats but also in other species. |
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I was down to my last few dollars in poker chips when I made an astounding comeback. |
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This drug, a hallucinogen, had astounding potential properties if successfully weaponized. |
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In FDA sanctioned studies using MDMA-assisted therapy to treat veterans with PTSD, the success rate has been astounding. |
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The writer of the poems marks parental rejection with astounding empathy. |
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The miracle of spring flowers such as tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and lilies is even more astounding when one realizes how they reach the bloom stage each year. |
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Internet 2 continues to break astounding records for transmitting data. |
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The pomposity and rigmarole they put directors through is astounding. |
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This new-found sense of pop showmanship is astounding for the two of them. |
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Alternatively, film fans can just take in the astounding view and buy movies stills from the gift shop featuring the castle and its gorgeous surroundings. |
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In this light it is astounding that Federal District court judges find anyone wholly innocent, as has happened so often. |
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But it's astounding that a man who specializes in supposedly scientific apologetics, makes fundamental errors with even high-school level genetics. |
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An actor can be cast against type and pull out an astounding performance. |
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That he only painted during the last ten years of his life is but one of the many astounding facts in his extraordinary life. |
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Strauss-Kahn's sudden, astounding, and very definitive-seeming fall might make an optical illusion of his comeback rise. |
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America's addiction to video games is leading the way to a brand-new advertising platform with astounding click-through rates, play times, and peer-to-peer potential. |
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I was, however, worried about the imminent explosion of his head, as he had successively grown redder in the face, ending the opera in the astounding color of eggplant. |
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One of the standout tracks though, is just utterly astounding if only for it's mesmerising guitar slides that race unremorsefully into a hardcore-metal freakout. |
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The corruption and immorality that pervades the exercise is astounding. |
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Beginning in the late 1890s, the new photomechanical process of halftone printing contributed to an astounding growth of illustrated mass-market newspapers and magazines. |
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None of us knew what an astounding difference a year would make. |
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In terms of pianism Mishka was astounding for a girl her age for her balancing of chords, awareness of phrasing, sense of rhythm and overall technical command. |
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Since then, the turnaround has been little short of astounding. |
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It has a spectacular location on Coal Harbour and an astounding view. |
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Her memory is astounding, calling forth an endless stream of anecdotes. |
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This was astounding news since York is such a vibrant and thriving city. |
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His stream-of-conscious comedy can be astounding or it can be a car crash. |
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Certainly, at face value you could argue that there is nothing astounding about the findings of this comparison between display advertising and inserts. |
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Despite his astounding virtuosity, he remains in many ways an enigma. |
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To call Wild an emotional film would be an egregious disservice to its astounding journey to screen. |
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The dating process produced an astounding age of roughly 39,900 years old for the silhouetted handprints. |
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Having worked in philanthropy myself, I can say that these figures are astounding. |
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The contrast between the world's wanton violence and promiscuity on the one hand, and the Torah's pristine standards and sensitivities on the other, must have been astounding. |
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She stared at the jewelry in awe, it's radiant beauty astounding her. |
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In addition to my astounding mental powers, my most notable physical accomplishment is that I can put an entire mandarin orange in my mouth all in one go. |
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The vast range of anemone species at the edge of the channel was splashed in an astounding kaleidoscope of colours including velvety purple, red, and orange. |
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What is astounding about his voice is that it retains the robust, manly quality of a true bass, every note straight from the diaphragm, throughout his range. |
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The revelations about Dewar's astounding personal wealth belie the First Minister's image as a man who scorned the finer things in life and valued frugality and simplicity. |
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An astounding mass of material is already available on computer screens. |
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The astounding success of the Soviet 1943 summer offensive led Stalin to order a winter offensive to retake all lost Soviet territory, therewith ushering in the third act. |
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Even more astounding is that no killer whale has ever killed a human being in the wild. |
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The edge of the plateau leads to a sheer drop-off to 90m or so, but the marine life on this exposed site is prolific and the visibility often astounding. |
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Yet Asgard is always prey to attacks, so Bifrost is guarded by Heimdall, the most astounding of sentries. |
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At rest, the car is impressive, but when it's moving, the sight is astounding. |
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Chalk up another feat of astounding strength for the hollow threads called carbon nanotubes. |
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Pointer's ballhandling, passing, and shooting were astounding for such a young player. |
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Daniel Gross on their astounding lack of a counteroffer to the Dems. |
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It poisoned the Tokyo subway system with sarin, a deadly nerve gas, in 1995, causing 13 deaths and an astounding 6,252 injuries. |
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Commonly known as Peruvian Lily they produce an astounding array of clustered lily shaped flowers throughout the summer months. |
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This belief is quite astounding if one believes in the unassailability of other-regarding orientation. |
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The diversity of species is astounding, with everything from sea turtles to spotted eagle rays calling Bermuda home. |
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Experienced politicians were surprised by the astounding vitality that the indyref unleashed. |
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Like a box of crayons, we are all born with an astounding range of color options, from Mauvelous to Tickle Me Pink. |
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Neither explanation nor justification for this astounding change has been attempted. |
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The Italian Renaissance produced a brief but astounding burst of neo-pagan individualism. |
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The singer was known for astounding clarity over her entire five-octave range. |
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The logistics of such an undertaking in the age of coal power was astounding. |
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This procession is slow and unclimactic, utterly mesmerizing and like everything else about this astounding work, absolutely right. |
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The record-breaking, nonstop, unrefueled flight covered an astounding 26,366 statute miles in just 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds. |
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The booming economy had attracted immigrants from throughout the region, and the population of Abidjan grew at an astounding rate. |
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He was a hotshot lawyer, with an astounding win-loss record. |
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Bushtits, those tiny eager verbs, stitched a long hirsute Nest among hanging fronds with such astounding skill That you would think it just detritus if you saw it at all. |
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It is an astounding fact that at least half of geological time passed before there were living creatures with parts sufficiently hard to form fossils. |
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Now audio enthusiasts can enjoy Sabre32 Reference DAC's astounding sound stage and stunning music clarity from not only CDs and SACDs, but also downloaded audio on USB media. |
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Christism, however, claims the most astounding things of all. |
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Ingredients like red, green, white, and black tea, as well as pomegranate extract, bearberry, mushrooms, and even grapes can have astounding effects on the skin. |
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With over 750 million active accounts, an astounding one in nine people in the world log on to Facebook, arguably the most addictive social media site. |
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Over the course of the 20th century, production of crude steel has risen at an astounding rate, now fast approaching a production level of 800 million tons per year. |
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